ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Developers competing for upstate New York casino licenses are promoting everything from their ability to draw gamblers from neighboring states to novel amenities such as local wines and zip lines.
A state board is mulling 16 applications for up to four casino licenses spread among the Albany area, the Southern Tier-Finger Lakes region and the Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley. With decisions expected in the fall, applicants are jockeying for position this month amid presentations and public comment events.
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